Biju Patnaik University of Technology 2008 B.Tech Computer Science and Engineering Class Test-3 Embedded Systems - Question Paper

1. Explain the basic principle of EPROM. Distinguish ranging from EEPROM & Flash Memory.
2. Distinguish ranging from hard realtime & soft realtime systems with examples. Which 1 is harder to design? Justify.
3. In what respect a RTOS differs from the conventional OS such as Windows or UNIX.
4. What do you mean by event-driven scheduling? discuss the necessary & sufficient condition of schedulability in RMA.
5. What issue might occur in a shared memory process communication? How can you overcome that problem?
6. What is microC/OS-II? Mention the states of its kernel with a suitable transition diagram.
7. What are the various features of Realtime OS? Distinguish ranging from PIP & PCP.

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